DISCOVER THE Nichols MARINE DIFFERENCE!

Welcome to Tennessee. In 1985 my wife and I made the same decision you have made ,or are about to make...we moved to Tennessee. We love the weather, we love the cost of living, we love the people, we love the taxes (or lack of them), but most of all we love the boating. Here in the Lenoir City/Knoxville/East Tennessee area we are blessed with over 200,000 acres of water. Many of our new comers have never been boaters but once in Tennessee surrounded by water, they can't resist joining the fun. If you are looking at either of our two beautiful planned communities (Tellico Village or Rarity Bay), you probably are going to end up boating. We hope that when you are in the area, you will stop by and say "Hi!". While you have many reputable dealers to choose from in this area, we feel that our products and our service do differentiate us from our competitors. I would like to take a moment to describe one of our most popular service functions:

ANNUAL FALL MAINTENANCE CLINIC

OK, your moving to Tellico Village or Rarity Bay. You've never owned a boat but that lake sure looks great. You know you would probably like a pontoon or deck boat, but you don't know much about them and you don't want any hassles if you do get a boat. You don't want a trailer because of deed restrictions, but if you don't have a trailer how do you get service? You call around -- what you keep hearing is the same thing:
Service Call $40-$60
Minimum 1 hour labor $35-$50
Haul out if you need it $75-$150
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Now you've spent $150-$260 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO YOUR BOAT!

What's the answer? Nichols Marine's Annual Fall Maintenance Clinic. Each year our customers (and our customers only) get and RSVP invitation to the Fall Maintenance Clinic. Usually held the last week of October each year, notices go out in early September requesting that you pick the day, time and boat ramp that you wish to visit during the Clinic. You select the service package that's appropriate, and drive to the scheduled ramp during the scheduled time period. Up in the parking lot you see Nichols Marine's service staff, pontoon and deck boat trailers, tow vehicles and Customer Interior's and Canvas's mobile fabricating shop. You get in line and after a few minutes it's your turn. As you pull up to the ramp, Nichols service personnel help you load your boat. Before you even get pulled off the ramp technicians are beginning the service cycle. In the parking lot you are served free coffee and doughnuts. Customer Interiors and Canvas checks your canvas and makes most miner adjustments or repairs (snaps, seams, etc) on the spot for no charge. After 45 minutes to an hour and a half, your loaded back into your boat headed home knowing that all routine maintenance for this year has been performed by factory trained mechanics. Ah-but how much did you spend? Remember the $150-$260 service bill you were quoted and remember that's just covered the visit and the haul out and nothing has even been done to your boat yet! Well, not at Nichols Marine. Check out our 1997 pricing:

Minimum package should be done every odd year of ownership (i.e. 1,3,5,7, years):
Haul out
Decarbonize Motor
Inspect and listen to motor
Change lower unit grease
Grease steering cables
Add stabilizer to your fuel supply
Free minor canvas adjustments
Coffee and doughnuts $75.00 + tax

Basic Package should be done every even year of ownership (i.e. 2,4 6,8 years):
All of the above -- plus
Dropping your lower unit
Replacing your water pump impeller $135.00 + tax

Sound good? Well our Fort Loudon and Tellico Lake outboard powered deck and pontoon boat customers have enjoyed this kind of convenience for the past 7 years. In 1996, we serviced over 90 boats in 4 days. for 1997, we are scheduling 6 days because of the growth in popularity of this service. This in only one of the ways that Nichols Marine makes it convenient for you to own a boat. Stop by and let us show you the rest of the special things we do